Instruction to establish a commission to investigate the causes of the accident at the Severnaya mine

Vladimir Putin
instructed the Government to establish a commission to investigate the causes
of the accident at the Severnaya mine in Vorkuta, and provide assistance to the families of those killed and injured.

On February 25, a rock collapse occurred at a depth
of 748 metres at the Severnaya mine in Vorkuta. There were 110 people in the mine at the moment of the accident. Eighty people have been brought to the surface. Eight were injured. Four people were killed in the accident and 26
people are still missing.